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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A RAILROAD ACCIDENT Jogging along the road to the depot, the four chums asked each other all sorts of questions, as to whether this or that article had been included in the camping outfit.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Say, what did you do about your mud turtles, Fenn?" asked Bart, as the sled bumped along, for the road was rough.
ACCIDENT
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From this reading A RAILROAD ACCIDENT Jogging along the road to the depot, the four chums asked each other all sorts of questions, as to whether this or that article had been included in the camping outfit.
afraid
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From this reading For so much remained to be done at the last minute, in spite of preparations some time ahead, that they were afraid something would be forgotten.
ahead
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From this reading For so much remained to be done at the last minute, in spite of preparations some time ahead, that they were afraid something would be forgotten.
all
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From this reading A RAILROAD ACCIDENT Jogging along the road to the depot, the four chums asked each other all sorts of questions, as to whether this or that article had been included in the camping outfit.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A RAILROAD ACCIDENT Jogging along the road to the depot, the four chums asked each other all sorts of questions, as to whether this or that article had been included in the camping outfit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were to get out at the railroad station of Cannistota, and drive ten miles into the woods.
arrived
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From this reading But, fortunately, everything necessary seemed to have been put in the packages, which had been shipped on ahead, so they would be there when the campers arrived.
article
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From this reading A RAILROAD ACCIDENT Jogging along the road to the depot, the four chums asked each other all sorts of questions, as to whether this or that article had been included in the camping outfit.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A RAILROAD ACCIDENT Jogging along the road to the depot, the four chums asked each other all sorts of questions, as to whether this or that article had been included in the camping outfit.
asked
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From this reading A RAILROAD ACCIDENT Jogging along the road to the depot, the four chums asked each other all sorts of questions, as to whether this or that article had been included in the camping outfit.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For so much remained to be done at the last minute, in spite of preparations some time ahead, that they were afraid something would be forgotten.
Bart
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From this reading "Say, what did you do about your mud turtles, Fenn?" asked Bart, as the sled bumped along, for the road was rough.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For so much remained to be done at the last minute, in spite of preparations some time ahead, that they were afraid something would be forgotten.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A RAILROAD ACCIDENT Jogging along the road to the depot, the four chums asked each other all sorts of questions, as to whether this or that article had been included in the camping outfit.
bumped
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From this reading "Say, what did you do about your mud turtles, Fenn?" asked Bart, as the sled bumped along, for the road was rough.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, fortunately, everything necessary seemed to have been put in the packages, which had been shipped on ahead, so they would be there when the campers arrived.
campers
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From this reading But, fortunately, everything necessary seemed to have been put in the packages, which had been shipped on ahead, so they would be there when the campers arrived.
camping
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From this reading A RAILROAD ACCIDENT Jogging along the road to the depot, the four chums asked each other all sorts of questions, as to whether this or that article had been included in the camping outfit.
Cannistota
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From this reading They were to get out at the railroad station of Cannistota, and drive ten miles into the woods.
chums
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From this reading A RAILROAD ACCIDENT Jogging along the road to the depot, the four chums asked each other all sorts of questions, as to whether this or that article had been included in the camping outfit.
depot
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From this reading A RAILROAD ACCIDENT Jogging along the road to the depot, the four chums asked each other all sorts of questions, as to whether this or that article had been included in the camping outfit.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Say, what did you do about your mud turtles, Fenn?" asked Bart, as the sled bumped along, for the road was rough.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Say, what did you do about your mud turtles, Fenn?" asked Bart, as the sled bumped along, for the road was rough.
done
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From this reading For so much remained to be done at the last minute, in spite of preparations some time ahead, that they were afraid something would be forgotten.
drive
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From this reading They were to get out at the railroad station of Cannistota, and drive ten miles into the woods.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading A RAILROAD ACCIDENT Jogging along the road to the depot, the four chums asked each other all sorts of questions, as to whether this or that article had been included in the camping outfit.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading But, fortunately, everything necessary seemed to have been put in the packages, which had been shipped on ahead, so they would be there when the campers arrived.
Fenn
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From this reading "Say, what did you do about your mud turtles, Fenn?" asked Bart, as the sled bumped along, for the road was rough.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For so much remained to be done at the last minute, in spite of preparations some time ahead, that they were afraid something would be forgotten.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading For so much remained to be done at the last minute, in spite of preparations some time ahead, that they were afraid something would be forgotten.
fortunately
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From this reading But, fortunately, everything necessary seemed to have been put in the packages, which had been shipped on ahead, so they would be there when the campers arrived.
four
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From this reading A RAILROAD ACCIDENT Jogging along the road to the depot, the four chums asked each other all sorts of questions, as to whether this or that article had been included in the camping outfit.
get
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From this reading They were to get out at the railroad station of Cannistota, and drive ten miles into the woods.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A RAILROAD ACCIDENT Jogging along the road to the depot, the four chums asked each other all sorts of questions, as to whether this or that article had been included in the camping outfit.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But, fortunately, everything necessary seemed to have been put in the packages, which had been shipped on ahead, so they would be there when the campers arrived.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A RAILROAD ACCIDENT Jogging along the road to the depot, the four chums asked each other all sorts of questions, as to whether this or that article had been included in the camping outfit.
included
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From this reading A RAILROAD ACCIDENT Jogging along the road to the depot, the four chums asked each other all sorts of questions, as to whether this or that article had been included in the camping outfit.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They were to get out at the railroad station of Cannistota, and drive ten miles into the woods.
Jogging
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From this reading A RAILROAD ACCIDENT Jogging along the road to the depot, the four chums asked each other all sorts of questions, as to whether this or that article had been included in the camping outfit.
last
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From this reading For so much remained to be done at the last minute, in spite of preparations some time ahead, that they were afraid something would be forgotten.
miles
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From this reading They were to get out at the railroad station of Cannistota, and drive ten miles into the woods.
minute
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From this reading For so much remained to be done at the last minute, in spite of preparations some time ahead, that they were afraid something would be forgotten.
much
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From this reading For so much remained to be done at the last minute, in spite of preparations some time ahead, that they were afraid something would be forgotten.
mud
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From this reading "Say, what did you do about your mud turtles, Fenn?" asked Bart, as the sled bumped along, for the road was rough.
necessary
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From this reading But, fortunately, everything necessary seemed to have been put in the packages, which had been shipped on ahead, so they would be there when the campers arrived.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A RAILROAD ACCIDENT Jogging along the road to the depot, the four chums asked each other all sorts of questions, as to whether this or that article had been included in the camping outfit.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But, fortunately, everything necessary seemed to have been put in the packages, which had been shipped on ahead, so they would be there when the campers arrived.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A RAILROAD ACCIDENT Jogging along the road to the depot, the four chums asked each other all sorts of questions, as to whether this or that article had been included in the camping outfit.
other
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From this reading A RAILROAD ACCIDENT Jogging along the road to the depot, the four chums asked each other all sorts of questions, as to whether this or that article had been included in the camping outfit.
out
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From this reading They were to get out at the railroad station of Cannistota, and drive ten miles into the woods.
outfit
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From this reading A RAILROAD ACCIDENT Jogging along the road to the depot, the four chums asked each other all sorts of questions, as to whether this or that article had been included in the camping outfit.
packages
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From this reading But, fortunately, everything necessary seemed to have been put in the packages, which had been shipped on ahead, so they would be there when the campers arrived.
preparations
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From this reading For so much remained to be done at the last minute, in spite of preparations some time ahead, that they were afraid something would be forgotten.
put
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From this reading But, fortunately, everything necessary seemed to have been put in the packages, which had been shipped on ahead, so they would be there when the campers arrived.
questions
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From this reading A RAILROAD ACCIDENT Jogging along the road to the depot, the four chums asked each other all sorts of questions, as to whether this or that article had been included in the camping outfit.
RAILROAD
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From this reading A RAILROAD ACCIDENT Jogging along the road to the depot, the four chums asked each other all sorts of questions, as to whether this or that article had been included in the camping outfit.
remained
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From this reading For so much remained to be done at the last minute, in spite of preparations some time ahead, that they were afraid something would be forgotten.
road
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From this reading A RAILROAD ACCIDENT Jogging along the road to the depot, the four chums asked each other all sorts of questions, as to whether this or that article had been included in the camping outfit.
rough
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From this reading "Say, what did you do about your mud turtles, Fenn?" asked Bart, as the sled bumped along, for the road was rough.
Say
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From this reading "Say, what did you do about your mud turtles, Fenn?" asked Bart, as the sled bumped along, for the road was rough.
seemed
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From this reading But, fortunately, everything necessary seemed to have been put in the packages, which had been shipped on ahead, so they would be there when the campers arrived.
shipped
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From this reading But, fortunately, everything necessary seemed to have been put in the packages, which had been shipped on ahead, so they would be there when the campers arrived.
sled
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From this reading "Say, what did you do about your mud turtles, Fenn?" asked Bart, as the sled bumped along, for the road was rough.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For so much remained to be done at the last minute, in spite of preparations some time ahead, that they were afraid something would be forgotten.
some
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From this reading For so much remained to be done at the last minute, in spite of preparations some time ahead, that they were afraid something would be forgotten.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading For so much remained to be done at the last minute, in spite of preparations some time ahead, that they were afraid something would be forgotten.
sorts
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From this reading A RAILROAD ACCIDENT Jogging along the road to the depot, the four chums asked each other all sorts of questions, as to whether this or that article had been included in the camping outfit.
spite
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From this reading For so much remained to be done at the last minute, in spite of preparations some time ahead, that they were afraid something would be forgotten.
station
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From this reading They were to get out at the railroad station of Cannistota, and drive ten miles into the woods.
ten
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From this reading They were to get out at the railroad station of Cannistota, and drive ten miles into the woods.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A RAILROAD ACCIDENT Jogging along the road to the depot, the four chums asked each other all sorts of questions, as to whether this or that article had been included in the camping outfit.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A RAILROAD ACCIDENT Jogging along the road to the depot, the four chums asked each other all sorts of questions, as to whether this or that article had been included in the camping outfit.
there
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From this reading But, fortunately, everything necessary seemed to have been put in the packages, which had been shipped on ahead, so they would be there when the campers arrived.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For so much remained to be done at the last minute, in spite of preparations some time ahead, that they were afraid something would be forgotten.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A RAILROAD ACCIDENT Jogging along the road to the depot, the four chums asked each other all sorts of questions, as to whether this or that article had been included in the camping outfit.
time
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From this reading For so much remained to be done at the last minute, in spite of preparations some time ahead, that they were afraid something would be forgotten.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A RAILROAD ACCIDENT Jogging along the road to the depot, the four chums asked each other all sorts of questions, as to whether this or that article had been included in the camping outfit.
turtles
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From this reading "Say, what did you do about your mud turtles, Fenn?" asked Bart, as the sled bumped along, for the road was rough.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Say, what did you do about your mud turtles, Fenn?" asked Bart, as the sled bumped along, for the road was rough.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For so much remained to be done at the last minute, in spite of preparations some time ahead, that they were afraid something would be forgotten.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Say, what did you do about your mud turtles, Fenn?" asked Bart, as the sled bumped along, for the road was rough.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But, fortunately, everything necessary seemed to have been put in the packages, which had been shipped on ahead, so they would be there when the campers arrived.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading A RAILROAD ACCIDENT Jogging along the road to the depot, the four chums asked each other all sorts of questions, as to whether this or that article had been included in the camping outfit.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But, fortunately, everything necessary seemed to have been put in the packages, which had been shipped on ahead, so they would be there when the campers arrived.
woods
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From this reading They were to get out at the railroad station of Cannistota, and drive ten miles into the woods.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For so much remained to be done at the last minute, in spite of preparations some time ahead, that they were afraid something would be forgotten.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Say, what did you do about your mud turtles, Fenn?" asked Bart, as the sled bumped along, for the road was rough.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Say, what did you do about your mud turtles, Fenn?" asked Bart, as the sled bumped along, for the road was rough.
